Eric N. Hall Jr, PE, PMP
Senior Engineer
Charlotte,NC
Summary
Technically-inclined Senior Engineer with 7+ years of civil design preparation, drawings and specifications. Substantiated facilities and energy infrastructure experience and technical design expertise from planning through approvals and construction. Licensed Professional Engineer in NC and SC.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Senior Engineer
Duke Energy
Charlotte, NC
07.2021 - Current
- Controlled engineering activities to maintain work standards, adhere to timelines and meet quality assurance targets.
- Controlled project costs by administering contracts and approving expenditures.
- Determined project specifications by thoroughly studying performance standards, requirements and technical studies.
- Maintained safe working environment by enforcing rules and regulations.
- Provide designs that adhere to relevant safety, environmental, and engineering guidelines.
- Possess and apply the fundamental concepts, practices and procedures of engineering; proficient in technical and analytical competencies necessary to handle assignments of increasing complexity.
- Create work orders for berm installations/repairs, and 5-yr inspections.
- Prepare thorough and accurate technical reports, correspondences, documentations, calculations and sketches related to defined problems and analysis of increasing scope and complexity.
- Coordinate with field engineering, customer liaisons, EHS, Program Development and Governance, construction departments and others to ensure that projects are cost effective and completed on time.
- Perform SPCC calculations, analyze oil filled equipment; prepare and seal reports upon completion.
- Develop SPCC drawings using current Duke standards and creates SPCC reports/plans.
- Provide berm calculations and constructible solutions to prevent a berm breach in the event of an oil spill.
- Support positive customer experiences through timely completion of design requests
- Provide construction support and solutions. After construction, inspect newly installed berms and oil containing transformer foundations.
- Supervise the compliance and recordkeeping system of the SPCC plans, Centralized Design D-D Substation SharePoint, one of Duke Energy's data management tools used to track and ensure regulatory compliance and houses various environmental documents.
Senior Site Civil Engineer
Leidos
Charlotte, Carolina
04.2021 - 07.2021
- Liaised with civil technicians to prepare and update maps, drawings and blueprints using manual and computer-assisted methods.
- Developed and implemented solutions to maintain and improve client infrastructure at existing sites.
- Reduced risks by reviewing permits process to comply with regulations.
- Managed conceptual design projects while providing task management and technical contributions to multidisciplinary teams.
- Prepared and presented project cost estimates, determined project feasibility based on data analysis and recommended improvements.
- Served as primary point of contact for commercial clients, organizing and coordinating vendor and legal activities.
- Assessed construction and demolition operations for compliance with safety rules and environmental regulations.
- Estimated quantities and material costs during project planning to support budgeting and costing.
Substation Civil Engineer
Black & Veatch
Cary, NC
11.2019 - 04.2021
- Prepare civil design deliverables for Substation project review and approval
- Coordinate with CAD technicians for drawings preparation
- Deliverables consist of site plans, demolition plans, grading plans, erosion and sediment control plans, SWPPP/ stormwater management reports, and construction specifications
- Direct communication with local municipalities, and utility companies to determine all permitting approval requirements
- Complete forms and determine all necessary fees for projects
- Review geotechnical reports and provide feedback as necessary regarding foundations, soil, rock, and slopes
- Perform reinforced concrete foundation design for substations
- Perform oil containment system design and calculations (SPCC)
- Develop civil site proposal packages including preliminary design, quantity takeoffs, technical approach, level of effort estimates, and identifying assumptions and constraints.
Civil Engineer III – Power Delivery
Black & Veatch
Cary, North Carolina
06.2017 - 10.2019
Civil Engineer II – Power Delivery
07.2016 - 06.2017
- Led the site development portion of Substation/Power Delivery projects
- Specifically, site layout, demolition, grading, storm-water management, utilities, erosion and sediment control
- Prepared necessary plans and engineering reports/calculations for completion of all civil permitting throughout the regulatory review agencies
- Assisted the Renewables team by performing civil site development design for solar farm, battery storage, and wind farm projects
- Experienced providing on-site field engineering support for Power Delivery projects
- Performed foundation layout, steel details and oil containment design in a limited capacity
- Was responsible for the Site Development scope for new proposals
- Represented our Cary office on bi-weekly Coordination calls with Site Development leads from other regional offices to discuss resources, workload, and potential future projects for both Civil Engineers and CAD Technicians
- Served as Owner’s Engineer, providing site development support to Strata Solar for solar PV system projects during February & March 2017
- Revising their Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans and following local standards for land disturbance
- Reviewed construction standards and specifications to ensure designs comply.
Civil Engineer
Freeland And Kauffman, Inc.
Greenville, South Carolina
05.2014 - 06.2016
- Performed all aspects of planning, design and plan preparation for projects undertaken by the company
- Conducted weekly field site inspections to local sites to ensure proper construction sequence is followed
- Responsible for all documents necessary for permitting approval through all local/state agencies
- Coordinated with utility companies to provide all necessary services to the site.
- Analyzed survey reports, maps, blueprints and other topographical and geologic data to plan infrastructure and construction projects.
Civil Engineering Intern II
Michael Baker International
Columbia, South Carolina
04.2013 - 08.2013
- Generated quantity takeoff, computed flow rate, hydrographs and time of concentration for projects.
- Assisted project engineers with grading and roadway design, stormwater management system design, and erosion and sediment control design.
- Accompanied senior technical staff for on-site inspections during construction, learning how to communicate design requirements with contractors and equipment suppliers.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
Clemson University
Clemson, SC 06.2009 - 05.2014
Skills
Permit applications and laws
Stormwater management
Cost estimates
Site layout
Project Management
Regulatory compliance
Affiliations
National Society of Black Engineers - Charlotte Professionals
American Association of Blacks in Energy
Project Management Institute - Metrolina Chapter
Certification
Certified Project Management Professional, PMI
Timeline
Senior Engineer
Duke Energy
07.2021 - Current
Senior Site Civil Engineer
Leidos
04.2021 - 07.2021
Licensed Civil Engineer - SC
01-2021
Certified Project Management Professional, PMI
12-2020
Substation Civil Engineer
Black & Veatch
11.2019 - 04.2021
Licensed Civil Engineer- NC
06-2019
Civil Engineer III – Power Delivery
Black & Veatch
06.2017 - 10.2019
Civil Engineer II – Power Delivery
07.2016 - 06.2017
Civil Engineer
Freeland And Kauffman, Inc.
05.2014 - 06.2016
Civil Engineering Intern II
Michael Baker International
04.2013 - 08.2013
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
Clemson University
06.2009 - 05.2014